Tom, in the book Nacogdoches County Families 1985 Article F483 by Linda Stuart Hill lists a Dr William D.Holleman. American ancestors of this family were Christopher and Mary Holleman(original spelling Hollyman) They both died around 1691 and are buried in Isle of Wight, Virginia Children William,Christopher Jr.,Thomas,John,Mary, and Ann. Josiah John Holleman,patriarch of theTexas families was born in Va. in 1786. He married Jane(called Jenny)in Tn. She was born in Ky. about 1792 Families of Holleman;Koonce;Woolverton, and Crow moved from Tn to Texas around 1845-1850 and settled in Rusk and Nacogdoches Counties. Josiah John Holleman died about 1866 and his wife within a few years. They were buried in a family plot on their farm--which has become Holleman Cemetery. Two large cedar trees marked their graves. All had large families--decendants include Koonce;Parker;Crow;Davis;Clayton;Moore;Vaughn;Pruitt;Woolverton;Fussell;Stuart, and many others. Hope some of this helps, Mary/East Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: <tvaughn54@hotmail.com> To: <TXNACOGD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 10:12 PM Subject: [TXNAC] Hiram Edward Holleman, Aug. 27, 1882 - 1918 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Holleman, Fussell > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/kkB.2ACE/992 > > Message Board Post: > > Looking for information on the family of Hiram Edward (Edd) Holleman, Aug. > 27, 1882 - 1918. > > Edd married Arrie Fussell on Nov 13, 1904 in Rusk County, Texas. My > great-grandfather Eld. Marshall L. Vaughn performed the wedding. > > Arrie Fussell was the daughter of Joseph H. and Julia (?) Fussell. > > Hiram Edward (Edd) Holleman died after Sep 17, 1918 and before Dec 31, > 1918. He registered for the WWI draft on Sep 17, 1918. > > Arrie married John P. Billingsley after the death of Edd. > > Edd and Arrie had these children: > Audie Epton Holleman 1905 - 1988 > +Lois Leona Bane 1913 - 1990 > Iman Holleman 1907 - Date Unknown > Gertie Belle Holleman 1908 - Date Unknown > +H. C. Overall > Vera Mae Holleman 1913 - Unknown > +Leland Jones - Unknown > Beula Faye Holleman 1918 - Unknown > +Alvin Leo Chandler - Unknown > > Edd and Arie are both buried in the Holleman Cemetery, Oak Flats > community, Rusk County, Texas. Their son Audie Epton Holleman and > daughter-in-law Lois Leona Bane are also buried there. > > Edd had a brother named Harley, born ca. 1896 in Texas. > > Any information on the parents of Edd and Harley would be appreciated. > > Tom Vaughn > >